Synthetic Biology May Spawn Biohackers 320
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nusratt writes "EE Times reports 'Design automation systems tailored to the task of genetic engineering . . . can lead to the accidental or deliberate creation of pathogenic biological components.' Design of molecular machines is analogous to doing system-on-chip work, and hackers 'will not need a detailed knowledge of biochemistry to effectively create complex biochemical machines.' A Harvard genetics professor says, 'Even if we don't have bioterrorists and teen-age biohackers, we will still create things that do not have the properties that we thought they would . . . Even if you are genetically resistant and recently immunized, you will have problems with artificial biological agents.' He also says that there are two big differences between this risk and nuclear weapons: (1) building weapons is harder; (2) synth-bio work is more accident-prone. Oh great, just great: script-kiddies with smallpox . . ."
Just what the world needs (Score:5, Funny)
Script kiddies... (Score:0, Funny)
I need vacations.
and..... (Score:5, Funny)
A boss that looks just like her and will let you "work" from home every day
Yikes (Score:2, Funny)
Explain it to me (Score:2, Funny)
Is it secretly a desire for a third testicle getting projected?
Dreams fulfilled (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe I'm sharing too much with you people...
no-one is safe (Score:2, Funny)
"yeah, man, last week i hacked into my parents genome while they were sleeping. dude, there's some fucked up shit there. did you know my mom once had the clap?"
"dude, that's nothing. i hacked professor katz the other day. dude, that guy has had *everything*"
pwn3d! (Score:3, Funny)
Great, the world gets better every day.
Re:Just what the world needs (Score:2, Funny)
It will never be the same again.. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:pwn3d! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:and..... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:pwn3d! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Just what the world needs (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Script kiddies... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Explain it to me (Score:4, Funny)
Top ten things to do with 3 breasts and 2 hands:
10.
9. Smack side breast, watch force transfer between breasts in an organic approximation of a perpetual-motion ball toy.
8. Use center load-bearing breast, outside breasts for stability
7. Push in two outside breasts, watch them force middle breast into a humorous "Breast erection"
6. Frantically twist nipples playing "mad scientist time machine" while laughing maniacally.
5. Make a killing designing exclusive three breast bikini tops with the see/hear/speak no evil monkeys.
4. Open fetish site to profit from thousands of three breast obsessed slashdotters
3. Profit!!!
2. ?????
1. Use your mouth, dipshit.
Re:Explain it to me (Score:2, Funny)
10. Increase nipple clamp inventory and sales by 50%
It wouldn't be Smallpox (Score:1, Funny)
Wait a sec... (Score:2, Funny)
I certainly wouldn't mind having less spam.
Re:Defenses (Score:4, Funny)
Good luck. We can't even stop SPAM.